"Since the general civilization of mankind, I believe
there are more instances of the abridgment of the
freedom of the people by gradual and silent
encroachments of those in power than by violent
and sudden usurpations." - James Madison - 1788

PROLOGUE

During his career as a celebrity American artist and author, Percy Crosby
crusaded against corruption and stood up to the likes of Al Capone and his
henchmen when American citizens were too frightened to speak out.
He used his Irish humor and gift of satire to lampoon politicians, President
Roosevelt, the Ku Klux Klan, and fought for civil liberties, child labor laws,
rights of veterans, and freedom of the press. Although he made a profound
impression with millions of Americans, primarily through Skippy,
the loveable and mischievous cartoon character who became a household word,
Percy Crosby was unable to prevent retaliation by those who coveted control
of Skippy for their commercial gain, and wanted him silenced.
Percy Crosby was falsely imprisoned in a New York mental hospital for the
last 16 years of his life, following years of harassment by the IRS.
He referred to this period of his life as a "political witch hunt".
During this time, Crosby's famous Skippy trademark and its valuable goodwill
was pirated by a bankrupt peanut butter company, which later merged
with a Fortune 500 company, making a fortune in illicit sales under the
Skippy brand name.

Percy Crosby

Percy Crosby with family

The true story concealed from Crosby's heirs,
aided and abetted by Percy Crosby's lawyers, has shocked thousands of
Skippy fans, collectors, consumers, artists, writers and lawyers. Thanks
to the advent of the Internet, the lawful Skippy heirs can reveal what
the food pirates (Bestfoods) and their army of attorneys concealed from
the courts and the public for decades, threatening to use their
"political influence in Washington to keep certain doors forever shut"
to Skippy's business. Bestfoods' legal department, apprehensive of being
exposed on the Internet as the naked Emperor, has recently changed its
website about its Skippy history, and compounded its conduct by engaging
in willful wire fraud, a federal crime.

The familiar saying applies here:

"The only way evil can prevail is
for men of good will to say and do nothing."

Skippy® and the image of the character Skippy® are trademarks and copyrights of Skippy, Inc. Neither these marks nor the copyrighted works of Percy Crosby may be used without the permission of Skippy, Inc. For information about licensing these images and trademarks, please contact Joan Crosby Tibbetts at Skippy, Inc.